GEORGE EASTMAN MUSEUM Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

GEORGE EASTMAN MUSEUM

EIN 16-0743991 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A500)

What they do

FOUNDED IN 1947, THE GEORGE EASTMAN MUSEUM is THE WORLDS OLDEST (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)PHOTOGRAPHY MUSEUM and ONE of THE FOREMOST FILM ARCHIVES IN THE UNITED STATES. THE MUSEUM is LOCATED ON THE HISTORIC ESTATE of ENTREPRENEUR and PHILANTHORPIST GEORGE EASTMAN, THE PIONEER of POPULAR PHOTOGRAPHY and A LEADER IN THE DEVELOPMENT of MOTION PICUTRE FILM. ITS HOLDINGS COMPRISE MORE THAN 400,000 PHOTOGRAPHS; 28,000 MOTION PICTURE FILMS; THE WORLDS PREEMINENT COLLECTION of PHOTOGRAPHIC and CINEMATOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGY; ONE of THE LEADING LIBRARIES of BOOKS RELATED to PHOTOGRAPHY and CINEMA; and EXTENSIVE HOLDINGS of DOCUMENTS and OTHER OBJECTS RELATED to GEORGE EASTMAN. AS A RESEARCH and TEACHING INSTITUTION, THE MUSEUM HAS AN ACTIVE PUBLISHING PROGRAM and HAS MADE CRITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE FIELDS of FILM PRESERVATION and PHOTOGRAPHIC CONSERVATION.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders33 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

$72.33spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

$13.30of every $100 spent went to management and office costsThis number alone does not tell us how much good they did.

$6.20in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

54.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $231,553 for BRUCE BARNES PHD (DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

Money in and money out

Revenue$14,339,669

Expenses$10,371,944

Annual surplus $3,967,725 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Selected spending reported on the 990

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Management and general$1,378,771 · 13.3% of expenses

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Revenue$14,339,669

Expenses$10,371,944

Assets$64,339,469

Income$22,063,734

Contributions$7,830,490

Management and general$1,378,771

Stocks and bonds$30,789,324

Accounting fees$47,025

Investing fees$365,181

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

BRUCE BARNES PHDDIRECTOR · 60 hrs/week $231,553Base $216,027 · Other $15,526

LISA SEISCHABVP-DEVELOPMENT · 38 hrs/week $160,000Base $150,313 · Other $9,687

PETER BAGROV PHDCURATOR IN-CHARGE · 38 hrs/week $139,525Base $129,314 · Other $10,211

JACQUELINE DISTEFANOVP-FINANCE AND OPS · 38 hrs/week $134,874Base $132,051 · Other $2,823

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (33)

BRUCE BARNES PHDDIRECTOR

LISA SEISCHABVP-DEVELOPMENT

PETER BAGROV PHDCURATOR IN-CHARGE

JACQUELINE DISTEFANOVP-FINANCE AND OPS

ROBERT A WOODHOUSETREASURER

LEE SCHAFFNERTRUSTEE

LISA BRUBAKERTRUSTEE

MARGARET A SANCHEZTRUSTEE

MONE C BARKLEYTRUSTEE

NANNETTE NOCONCHAIR

KEVIN GLAZERVICE CHAIR

ROSS P LANZAFAME ESQTRUSTEE

SARAH C MANGELSDORF PHDTRUSTEE

STEPHEN JONES ESQTRUSTEE

STEVEN J SASSONTRUSTEE

SUSAN S ROBFOGEL ESQTRUSTEE

TERRY R TABER PHDTRUSTEE

WILLIAM J FERGUSON IITRUSTEE

LEAH PAINTER ROBERTSTRUSTEE

ANN L BURRTRUSTEE

KENNETH AFREDERICK PHDSECRETARY

JOHN A ULATOWSKI MD PHDTRUSTEE

JEFFRY A ROLOSONTRUSTEE

JEFFREY J POLLOCKTRUSTEE

JEFFREY A KORCHEK ESQVICE CHAIR

HC DIGBY CLEMENTSTRUSTEE

FABRICIO MORALESTRUSTEE

EDWIN J LOPEZ-SOTO ESQTRUSTEE

DENNIS BASSETTTRUSTEE

DEBBY WILSONTRUSTEE

DAVID STENNTRUSTEE

DAVID MATTIATRUSTEE

BONNIE GARNERTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1949
Location: 900 EAST AVE, ROCHESTER, NY 146072219
County: Monroe
In care of: BRUCE BARNES PHD
Primary officer: BRUCE BARNES PHD, DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(585) 327-4800

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: DEJOY & CO CPAS LLP
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A500)